Bubbles

Normally I don’t pay much attention to warnings of potential financial woes on the horizon, largely because there is always someone prophesying global gloom and doom. But when Citigroup’s chief economist warns, it is not only something I regard as newsworthy, it is something I regard as significant. Willem Buiter doesn’t do this sort of […]

Amlin shares (LSE:AML) are not attractive right now, because they have been in a general equilibrium phase for a long period of time. The price simply oscillates between the resistance level at 550.00 and the support level at 450.00, without any protractedly directional movement. The price moves briefly above and below the EMA 21, trapping […]

Shares of Glencore (LSE:GLEN) rose more than 7% to close at 131.80 on the London Exchange today when it released an update on its aggressive plans to reduce its net debt and “adapt the business to the current commodity landscape.” The move is much the same as Lord Nelson would have done with HMS Victory, […]

The Cable plunged by 260 pips last week, closing below the distribution territory at 1.5200. The accumulation territory at 1.5100 could be tested this week, unless the bulls push the price upwards above the distribution territories at 1.5300. This means that we would see some bullish effort this week. EUR/USD: For the most of the […]

Here’s the market outlook for the week: EURUSD Dominant bias: Bearish Though EURUSD consolidated in the most part of last week, the bias on the market is bearish, for bullish pressure has seriously lost steam. The pair has consolidated to the downside and it might reach the support lines at 1.1100 and 1.1050. Nonetheless, bulls […]

“Illusions are something pleasant. The disadvantage is that they tend to burst like a burble.” – Wolfgang Kurz “It is true that the market is brutal to most of the people who challenge it. But so is Mount Everest, and that should not – and does not – stop people from trying to reach the […]

Gulf Keystone shares (LSE:GKP) are making a false appearance of recovery, which could be a trap for the unwary buyers. The unpredictably that abounds in the oil sector is one factor behind the weakness the price is experiencing. As one expert recently said, today’s world is very complex and more uncertain than ever. When fundamental […]

Xcite Energy stock (LSE:XEL) is bearish in outlook, and there is no hope of a significant recovery right now. When the market rallies, it would simply proffer opportunities to sell short. 4 EMAs are used for this analysis and they are EMAs 10, 20, 50 and 200. The color that stands for each EMA is […]

While Brits are enjoying a bank holiday, Chinese reporters have been getting arrested for causing investor anxiety by reporting “great losses” as, well,  “great losses.” Yet, today, Monday, 31 August, the Shanghai Composite Index closed the month down 12.5%. It was the third month in a row that the index has fallen. In fact, August […]

EUR/USD: The last two weeks were characterized by the strongest movement on the EUR/USD in this year. From the support line at 1.1050, the price skyrocketed and peaked at the resistance line of 1.1700 (within a few days). From that peak, the price has been corrected by over 520 pips. This correction has been serious […]